Month: September 2014

Recently the Detroit Free Press reported on another church embezzlement case.  In the article it is reported that “after 19 months, members of [the Church] are getting a full-time pastor to formally replace [their former pastor] charged with embezzling $700,000 from the [Church].” The article details that this church “struggled with attendance and donations in […]

Lexington woman pleads guilty to embezzling $100,000 from church This headline, which echoes an all too familiar refrain in the church world, recently appeared in the Roanoke Times of Roanoke Virginia. The story reports that, “A Lexington woman admitted Tuesday that she embezzled from [her church] for more than 11 years. The total is expected […]